Web

Exploring the Web

With Web access on your Sprint PCS Vision Picture Phone, you can browse full-color graphic versions of your favorite Web sites, making it easier than ever to stay informed while on the go. Follow sports scores and breaking news and weather and shop on your Sprint PCS Vision Picture Phone anywhere on the

Nationwide Sprint PCS Network.

In addition to the features already covered in this section, the

Sprint PCS Vision home page offers access to these colorful, graphically rich Web categories, including News, Weather,

Entertainment, Sports, Finance, Travel, Shopping, Tools, and

Business Links, as well as useful management options including My Account and Search. Many sites are available under more than one menu – choose the one that's most convenient for you.

Using the Browser Menu

Navigating the Web from your phone using the Sprint PCS

Vision home page is easy once you get the hang of it. For details on how to navigate the Web, select menu items, and more, see “Navigating the Web”on page 164.

Although the Sprint PCS Vision home page offers a broad and convenient array of sites and services for you to browse, not all sites are represented, and certain functions, such as going directly to specific Web sites, are not available. For these and other functions, you will need to use the browser menu. The browser menu offers additional functionality to expand your use of the Web on your Sprint PCS Vision Picture Phone.

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Opening the Browser Menu

The browser menu may be opened anytime you have an active

Sprint PCS Vision session, from any page you are viewing.

To open the browser menu:

䊳 Press the right softkey. (The browser menu will display in a drop-down list.)

Options available under the browser menu include:

䢇 Home. Returns the browser to the Sprint PCS Vision home page.

䢇 Forward. Returns you to a previously viewed page (after having used the BACK

key)

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䢇 Bookmarks. Allows you to bookmark the current site, access bookmarked sites, and manage your bookmarks.

䢇 Go to URL. Allows you to navigate directly to a Web site by entering its URL (Web site address).

䢇 History. Keeps a list of links to your most recently visited sites. To navigate to a site, highlight it and press

OK

, then select Connect.

䢇 Search. Launches a Google search.

䢇 Refresh. Reloads the current Web page.

䢇 Advanced. Displays additional options:

䡲 Restart Browser. Refreshes the current browser session.

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Delete Cookies. Deletes “cookies”stored in browser memory.

Homepage. Allows you to select your browser’s home page.

䡲 Multimedia. Configures your multimedia preferences.

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View Title Region. Displays a site’s title information.

Scroll Mode. Configures your scrolling options.

Send Referrer. Allows you to turn Send Referrer on or off.

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Connection Timeout. Lets you set your browser’s automatic time-out duration.

Key Press Timeout. Lets you set the key press interval before automatically proceeding to the next character.

Security. Displays your browser’s security settings.

䢇 Show URL . Displays the URL (Web site address) of the site you're currently viewing.

䢇 Send URL. Allows you to send the current URL as a text message.

䢇 About.... Displays technical information about the browser, its version, and the encryption version, and provides links to Certificate Information for the various components.

Creating a Bookmark

Bookmarks allow you to store the address of your favorite

Web sites for easy access at a later time.

To create a bookmark:

1.

Go to the Web page you want to mark.

2.

Press the right softkey to display the browser menu.

3.

Select Bookmarks.

4.

Select Mark Site and press bookmark.

OK twice to save the

Note: Bookmarking a page does not store the page contents, just its address.Some pages cannot be bookmarked. Whether a particular Web page may be marked is controlled by its creator.

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Accessing a Bookmark

To access a bookmark:

1.

Press the right softkey to display the browser menu.

2.

Select Bookmarks.

3.

Scroll to highlight the bookmark you’d like to access and press OK to go to the Web site (or press the number corresponding to the bookmark you wish to access).

Deleting a Bookmark

To delete a bookmark:

1.

Press the right softkey to display the browser menu.

2.

Select Bookmarks.

3.

Scroll to highlight the bookmark you’d like to delete and press Menu (right softkey).

4.

Select Delete from the menu. (A confirmation screen will display.)

5.

Select Yes (right softkey) to remove the bookmark.

Going to a Specific Web site

To go to a particular Web site by entering a URL (Web site address):

1.

Press the right softkey to display the browser menu.

2.

Select Go to URL.

3.

Select the URL field and press OK .

3.

Use your keypad to enter the URL of the Web site you wish to go to and press OK .

4.

Press OK again to go to the Web site.

Note: Not all Web sites are viewable on your phone.

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Reloading a Web Page

To reload (refresh) a Web page:

1.

Press the right softkey to display the browser menu.

2.

Select Refresh. (The browser will reload the current Web page.)

Restarting the Web Browser

If the Web browser appears to be malfunctioning or stops responding, you can usually fix the problem by simply restarting the browser.

To restart the Web browser:

1.

Press the right softkey to display the browser menu.

2.

Select Advanced.

3.

Select Restart Browser and press OK .

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